Nuruddin Farah: a life in writing

'Somalia is no longer what it was. It's past reconstruction. How can you reconstruct a country that's self-destructing continuously?' Farah: 'We become replicas of the tyrant whom we hate.

[Abdi]

this guy is the best,long live the pride of somalia

[Troll]

Can ony hope the UN resolves to bomb the shit out of that pirate hellhole...

[arrawella]

he is great

i want to read hes new memoir 'crossbones'
wish it was sold in Europe.

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arrawella wrote:

he is great
i want to read hes new memoir 'crossbones'
wish it was sold in Europe.

Crossbones is not that new, it´s from 2011 and it is sold in europe, I got it from a scandinavian online bookshop, haven´t read it yet though.

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"" In the diaspora, he argues, "the majority could not articulate their Somali culture. The less you know about Islam, the more conservative people become."

LOL! He totally stole that line from me!!

[Cool]

INSEARCH_OF wrote:

"" In the diaspora, he argues, "the majority could not articulate their Somali culture. The less you know about Islam, the more conservative people become."
LOL! He totally stole that line from me!!

ACUUDU BILLAHI MINA SHEITANI RAJIIIIIIM

[Cool the Freak]

Cool wrote:

<quoted text>ACUUDU BILLAHI MINA SHEITANI RAJIIIIIIM

Cool is the dumbest on the forum.lol

[hooyo basel]

Cool the Freak wrote:

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Cool is the dumbest on the forum.lol

yes

[Yakuza Yankee]

I know Nuridin Farah in real life. I met with him last year in Cape town, he is great author.

[WaryaaGuy]

Nuruddin is an exceptional novelist and I agree with those who believe that winning the Nobel Prize is overdue. He already won awards in Scandinavia, Germany and France. He is a treasure of literature for not only Somalia but mother Africa.

[S0mali]

INSEARCH_OF wrote:

"" In the diaspora, he argues, "the majority could not articulate their Somali culture. The less you know about Islam, the more conservative people become."
LOL! He totally stole that line from me!!

Hadalkaasi uu qoraagu soo tebiyey waxaan inuu yahay mid mug iyo miisaan leh. In dhaqan wax laga tilaamo iska daaye, afkii ka horeeyey ayaa meel cidlo ah laga taagan yahay. Dhaqanka waxaad garan kartaa markii uu qofku derso afka uu dhaqankaasu ku tiirsan yahay. Haddii kale hadalku haybad ma uu yeelanayo.

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S0mali wrote:

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Hadalkaasi uu qoraagu soo tebiyey waxaan inuu yahay mid mug iyo miisaan leh. In dhaqan wax laga tilaamo iska daaye, afkii ka horeeyey ayaa meel cidlo ah laga taagan yahay. Dhaqanka waxaad garan kartaa markii uu qofku derso afka uu dhaqankaasu ku tiirsan yahay. Haddii kale hadalku haybad ma uu yeelanayo.

Waa runtaa, luuqadu ineey tahay lamahuuraan waad ku saxsanthihiin. Laakin Nurradin Farah qoraalkiisa af soomaali kuma qoro, wuxuu ku qoraa af-Ingriis, qoraalkiisuna badaanaa wuxuu ka sheekaayaa soomalida, dhaqanka soomaliyeed iyo dhaqanka soomaaliyeed siduu isku badalay. Marka, inkastoo aan anigu gaar ahaan u xiiseeyo qoraalkiisa, marmarka qarkood waan is weeydiyaa: "Odeygan, Nurrudiin Farah, miyoo ii sheekeeynaayaa, mise uu iga sheekeeneeyaa...haduu iga sheekeeneyana; waa kuma dadkuu sheekeeyoonkiisa uugu talagalay? Teeda kale, miyuu nagu dhaleceeynkaraa, dadkayaga qurbaha ku soo korey, af soomaaligeena kala qaloocaan, haduu isagu laftirkiisa yahay qoraa cilmi leh/aqoonyahan soomaliyeed oo af-ingiriiska qu qaraabta? Isagu haduu yahay soomali cilmi leh, soo inuu isaguna inuu masuul qaato maaha, haduu rabo in af soomaliga la dhawro oo la faafiyo?

@ WaryaaGuy and Hooyo Ciid Mubarak walaaleyaal.

[Soomaal]

Ciil Wanaagsan Dhamaan.
Nuunadiin akhristayaashiidu ma ah Somali, laakin wax qorkiisa ayaa ah Somali. Taasi waxay keentay in uu Af/ka qalaad wax ku qoro. Hadii la waydiiyo dadka Somalida ah ama la eego Buugyaal guriyeedka dadka somaliyeed laga ma helayo albook oo uu leeyahay.
Laakin wuxuu baraa caalamka Somalida, markaa waa in uu afka qalaad wax ku qoro. Mida kale hadii xataa afsomali wax lagu qoro aaway dadkii wax akhrinlaa.

4 sana ayaan joogaa yurub wali ma arag qof Somali ah oo saran, train, bus ama tram oo intuu kaligii meel fadhiyo book akhrinaya, laakin maalin walba waxa iga xishood siiya xawliga codka teleefonka ay ku hadlayaan marka ay buska saa ran yihiin.
Waxaa layiri carab wax ma akhrido haday akhriyaana ma fahmaan. Laakin Somali wax ma akhrido in ay akhriyaana ma rabaan. Fadhi kudirir ayaa fuuq kasiiyay.

[WaryaaGuy]

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Waa runtaa, luuqadu ineey tahay lamahuuraan waad ku saxsanthihiin. Laakin Nurradin Farah qoraalkiisa af soomaali kuma qoro, wuxuu ku qoraa af-Ingriis, qoraalkiisuna badaanaa wuxuu ka sheekaayaa soomalida, dhaqanka soomaliyeed iyo dhaqanka soomaaliyeed siduu isku badalay. Marka, inkastoo aan anigu gaar ahaan u xiiseeyo qoraalkiisa, marmarka qarkood waan is weeydiyaa: "Odeygan, Nurrudiin Farah, miyoo ii sheekeeynaayaa, mise uu iga sheekeeneeyaa...haduu iga sheekeeneyana; waa kuma dadkuu sheekeeyoonkiisa uugu talagalay? Teeda kale, miyuu nagu dhaleceeynkaraa, dadkayaga qurbaha ku soo korey, af soomaaligeena kala qaloocaan, haduu isagu laftirkiisa yahay qoraa cilmi leh/aqoonyahan soomaliyeed oo af-ingiriiska qu qaraabta? Isagu haduu yahay soomali cilmi leh, soo inuu isaguna inuu masuul qaato maaha, haduu rabo in af soomaliga la dhawro oo la faafiyo?
@ WaryaaGuy and Hooyo Ciid Mubarak walaaleyaal.

Walaalo ciid mubaarak adiga I yo hooyoba. What is cooking in Topic these days?

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WaryaaGuy wrote:

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Walaalo ciid mubaarak adiga I yo hooyoba. What is cooking in Topic these days?

I don´t know what´s cooking here these days, I´ve been on a temporary hiatus from topix, I haven´t followed the threads or posted much.

[RadioPanther]

^^^^ku soo dhawaada Topix Somalia (:

[WaryaaGuy]

RadioPanther wrote:

^^^^ku soo dhawaada Topix Somalia (:

Walaalo, thanks. I have been busy and will be so until January next year but will be around randomly. There are a lot of new faces here, don't see Waqooyi, FaaraxZeroIncome, Random Somali Dude, Zaynab, Galkacayo girl .........and many others.